Nonstop flight route between Kamalpur, India and Spangdahlem, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kamalpur Airport (IXQ), Kamalpur, India and Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), Spangdahlem, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,748 miles (or 7,641 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Kamalpur Airport and Spangdahlem Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Kamalpur Airport and Spangdahlem Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kamalpur Airport (IXQ):

• The closest airport to Kamalpur Airport (IXQ) is Khowai Airport (IXN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of IXQ.
• The furthest airport from Kamalpur Airport (IXQ) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,377 miles (18,309 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• In addition to being known as "Kamalpur Airport", other names for IXQ include "कमालपुर हवाई अड्डे" and "KAMALPUR".
• Because of Kamalpur Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Kamalpur Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Kamalpur Airport (IXQ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM):

• The furthest airport from Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,986 miles (19,289 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Upon its arrival at Spangdahlem AB, the 10 TRW operated Lockheed RF-80A Shooting Star for daylight aerial recon and the Douglas RB-26C Invader for night recon missions.
• The wing supports the Supreme Allied Commander Europe with mission-ready personnel and systems providing expeditionary air power.
• Spangdahlem Air Base is a United States Air Force base located near the small German town of Spangdahlem, approximately 30 km NNE of the city of Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate.
• Spangdahlem is home of the 52d Fighter Wing, which maintains, deploys and employs Lockheed Martin Block 50 F-16CJ.
• The closest airport to Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of SPM.
• In addition to being known as "Spangdahlem Air Base", another name for SPM is "Spangdahlem AB".
• On 25 August 1959, the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing moved to Spangdahlem AB from the Etain-Rouvres Air Base, France, and assumed host unit duties.
• The 39 TEWS returned to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina on 1 January 1973.